diff --git a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_properties.py b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_properties.py
index 9e7f658e5b0..bc1cff2461e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_properties.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/test_new_api/tests/test_properties.py
@@ -1651,6 +1651,23 @@ class PropertiesCase(TestPropertiesMixin):
             values = message.read(['attributes'])[0]['attributes'][0]
         self.assertEqual(values['value'], (tag.id, 'Test Tag'))
 
+    def test_properties_inherits(self):
+        email = self.env['test_new_api.emailmessage'].create({
+            'discussion': self.discussion_1.id,
+            'attributes': [{
+                'name': 'discussion_color_code',
+                'type': 'char',
+                'string': 'Color Code',
+                'default': 'blue',
+                'value': 'red',
+            }],
+        })
+
+        values = email.read(['attributes'])
+        self.assertEqual(values[0]['attributes'][0]['value'], 'red')
+        values = email.message.read(['attributes'])
+        self.assertEqual(values[0]['attributes'][0]['value'], 'red')
+
 
 class PropertiesSearchCase(TestPropertiesMixin):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/odoo/fields.py b/odoo/fields.py
index 51b0ab805e6..3a6463ab011 100644
--- a/odoo/fields.py
+++ b/odoo/fields.py
@@ -3312,6 +3312,9 @@ class Properties(Field):
 
     def _setup_attrs(self, model_class, name):
         super()._setup_attrs(model_class, name)
+        self._setup_definition_attrs()
+
+    def _setup_definition_attrs(self):
         if self.definition:
             # determine definition_record and definition_record_field
             assert self.definition.count(".") == 1
@@ -3321,6 +3324,12 @@ class Properties(Field):
             self._depends = (self.definition_record, )
             self.compute = self._compute
 
+    def setup_related(self, model):
+        super().setup_related(model)
+        if self.inherited_field and not self.definition:
+            self.definition = self.inherited_field.definition
+            self._setup_definition_attrs()
+
     # Database/cache format: a value is either None, or a dict mapping property
     # names to their corresponding value, like
     #